Nelly Diener

Nelly Diener
Diener in front of the Curtis AT-32C Condor
Born	(1912-02-05)5 February 1912
Died	27 July 1934(1934-07-27) (aged 22) Near Tuttlingen, Germany
Cause of death	Airplane crash
Nationality	Swiss
Other names	Engel der Lüfte ("Angel of the Skies" in English)
Occupation	Flight attendant
Years active	1934
Employer	Swissair
Known for	Being Europe's first female flight attendant

Nelly Hedwig Diener (5 February[1] 1912 – 27 July 1934) was a Swiss flight attendant. She was the first female flight attendant in Europe.[2]

Diener started flying for Swissair on 1 May 1934 and became known as the Engel der Lüfte ("Angel of the Skies").[3] She died in the 1934 Swissair Tuttlingen accident, along with the other two crew members and nine passengers.[4]

See also

• Heinrich Kubis, the first flight attendant of either gender
• Ellen Church, the first female flight attendant

References

1. Marder, Pascale (2018). Nelly Diener. Engel der Lüfte. Zurich: Bilgerverlag. ISBN 978-3-03762-076-2.
2. "Ellen's plan B". Up. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
3. "27 July 1934". This Day in Aviation. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
4. "Galery". Nelly Diener, Stewardess. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

External links

• Media related to Nelly Diener at Wikimedia Commons